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Active Administrator vs Change Auditor for Active Directory comparison

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Active Administrator
Ranking in Active Directory Management
11th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
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Change Auditor for Active D...
Ranking in Active Directory Management
7th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
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Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Active Directory Management category, the mindshare of Active Administrator is 4.6%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Change Auditor for Active Directory is 4.9%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Active Directory Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Change Auditor for Active Directory4.9%
Active Administrator4.6%
Other90.5%
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BK
Senior Specialist Technology Specialist
Comprehensive auditing has strengthened forensic investigations and protected critical directory data
Change Auditor for Active Directory's best feature is protection for your attributes. I can use the protection feature in Change Auditor for Active Directory, which helps ensure that if someone tries to change my Active Directory attributes, they cannot change it. I can monitor this, control this from Change Auditor for Active Directory, and identify if someone is trying to change the attribute of a respective object, which helps save me from disasters or impactful situations. Change Auditor for Active Directory helps me in my day-to-day work significantly; when I work in a large environment with 150,000 users, the presence of cyber attacks is a concern. It provides a two-layer protection—one from the network side and one from the Change Auditor for Active Directory side—thus really saving me from such security threats. Additionally, Change Auditor for Active Directory does not only share reports; it can also provide visible diagrams, such as pie charts or pivot diagrams. This feature is really helpful when I want to see specific events and how many events have been generated for particular activities.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Change Auditor for Active Directory?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was pretty straightforward. Actually, we bundled it with some other services offered from Quest to get a volume discount.
What needs improvement with Quest Change Auditor for Active Directory?
Change Auditor for Active Directory could be improved if the client were more flexible when installed, so if I upgrade the server, I wouldn't have to replace the clients at the same time. I think g...
What is your primary use case for Quest Change Auditor for Active Directory?
My main use case for Change Auditor for Active Directory is auditing changes, finding changes to undo, and break-fix solving issues. For example, I could give you a quick specific example of how I'...
 

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American Airlines, Bank of America, BARCLAYS, ebay, Ford, intel, MARS, MERCK, Microsoft, UBER, VISA
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